Tie ornaments



July 29, 1958 w. o. sHuR-rz TIE ORNAMENTS Filed Nov. 13, 195e jewels oremblems is often axed to the tie.

Tm ORNAMENTS y William O. Shurtz, Los Angeles, Calif. ApplicationNevember 13,1956, serial No. 621,864 4 claims. (c1. 2 154) Thisinvention relates to wearing apparel, and more particularly to Abow tiesof the ornamental type.

In order to obtain a decorative eiect on wearing apparel such asneckties, ornamentation in the form of In special clrcumstances or forpartciular events, such as conventions and meetings, insignia is paintedupon the surface of the tie or particular insignia are affixed thereto.However, the elect of paint upon the tie often distorts the surface ofthe clothand permanently aiixed three Adimensional insignia makecleaning `of the tie dicult. It is, therefore, advisable to removablyalx the ornamentation to the tie. This also allows interchangeability ofties and ornaments and allows the seller to stock a .smaller number ofties and ornaments while maintaining all combinations in supply. Theremovable ornamentation of bow ties, however, presents particularproblems not present with the ornamentation of four-in-hands. Due to thefact that the outermost panel ofthe bow tie extends horizontally outwardfrom the knot, the presence of ornaments or insignia of any appreciableweight causes the front panel to be distorted from its correct shape inan unsightly manner. Various means for maintaining the correct shape ofa bow tie have been attempted Vby stilfeners of wire and similar shapingdevices known to the art, but these are cumbersome and uncomfortablewhen Worn. p 1 t Accordingly, it is an object of the present inventionto provide a bow tie having removable ornamentation.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a bow tiehaving ornamentation removably axed to the front panel thereof whichmaintains its correct shape without the necessity of forms orstifteners.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a bow tie towhich ornamentation may be quickly and easily axed and removed.

It is still another object to provide a bow tie having openings throughwhich ornaments may be inserted regardless of variations in the bow whenthe tie is knotted.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a bow tieadapted to receive ornamentation which may be worn without ornamentationand without the means for attaching ornamentation being visible.

In accordance with the present invention a bow tie is provided havingopenings adapted to receive the fastener of an ornament through thefront panel of the bow tie at the position on the wings at which theornaments are to be attached. The second panel is provided withlongitudinally extending openings which coincide at some portion oftheir length with the front openings when the tie is knotted to form abow.

The novel features which are believed to be characteristic of theinvention together with further objects and advantages thereof, will bebetter understood from the following description considered inconnection with the accompanying drawing in which a presently preferredembodiment of the invention is illustrated by Way of ex- Unted ratesPatent O Fricc ample. It is to be expresslyl understood, however, thatthe drawing is for the purpose of illustration and description only andis not intended as a definition of the limits of the invention.

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a bow tie in accordance with thepresent invention shown tied and formed with ornaments in place;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is a view in elevation of the bow tie of Figure 1 in extendedposition with the ornamentation removed.

Referring now'to the drawing wherein like reference numbers designatelike or corresponding parts throughout the several views, Figure 3 showsa blunt end bow tie used by way of illustration which embodies thepresent invention. The bow tie 10 is generally symmetrical with respectto a longitudinal centerline throughout its extended'length andcomprises a continuous length of fabric which is divided into portionsfor purposes of discussion and which form a series of connected portionswhen tied into a bow. The front panel 11 has iirst and second wings 14,15 tapering convergently from the outer ends of the front panel to anarea of decreased width at the center of the front panel 11. A firstopening 16 and a second opening 17 are provided through the front panelat the position on the first and second wings 14, 15 respectively atwhich the ornamentation is to be attached. The size and shape of theopenings will vary depending upon the size and type of fastener used toafl-lx the ornaments. In the embodiment shown, jeweled ornaments 19, asshown in Figs. l and 2, are used as illustrative with a screw typefastener 20 aflixed to the back of each ornament and a nut 21 fortightening and holding the ornament in position. The openings 16, 17 arethen substantially equal in diameter to the diameter of the screws 20and are reenforced by metal grommets or stitching to maintain the sizeof the openings 16, 17 in the fabric.

Adjacent the inner wing 15 of the front panel is the first wing 22 ofthe second panel 23 which decreases in width to' adjoin the first end 24of the neckband 25. The neckband 2S is adjustable in length and may bevaried in accordance with the neck size of the wearer. Means well knownto the art such as a sliding buckle arrangement is used for varying thelength of the neckband to afford variable neck size of the tie.Adjoining the second end 26 of the neckband 25 is the second wing 27 ofthe second panel 23 which converges outwardly to adjoin the back panel28. The back panel 28 is similar in size and shape to the front panel 11but has no openings therethrough. All wings are similar in size andtaper.

The rst and second wings 22, 27 of the second panel which are separatedby the length of the neckband 25 are provided with openings which extendlongitudinally in the wing, forming slots 29, 30 therein. The slots aresubstantially equal in width to the diameter of the openings 16, 17 inthe front panel while the length of the slots is considerably greaterthan the width by an amount readily determined by one skilled in the artin View of the later described function of the slots. The centerline ofthe slots coincides with the horizontal centerline of the openings 16,17. Thus, in this` embodiment, the openings 16, 17 and slots 29, 30 aresubstantially at the longitudinal centerline of the tie. The slots arepositioned on the centerline such that the center of the slot 29 is at adistance from the inner end 31 of the first panel substantially equal tothe distance from the inner end 31 to the center of the opening 17. Thecenter of the second slot 30 is similarly positioned at a distance fromthe end 32 of the second wing 27 of the second s. panel 23 substantiallyequal to the vdistance'of the center of the opening 16 from the end 33of the tie.

Thus, in forming the tie, referring to Figures l and 2, a transverseloop is made and the wide ends of eac'h wing are Aextended outward in awell known lmanner to form the bow. When the tie is formed to 'a bow therst wing 22 of the second panel is positioned adjacent to and behind thesecond wind of the -front panel 11. Similarly, 4the second Iwing 27 `ofthe second panel 23 is positioned adjacent and behind the iirst wing 14of the front panel 11 with the back panel 28 behind the second panel.The slots 29, 30 are then aligned at some por- -tion of their lengthwith the openings 16, 17 through the 'front panel 11. Thus, theornaments 19 may be 'affixed to the tie by inserting -the screws 20through the opening 16 and 4slot -30 and through the opening V17 andslot '29 and atiixing the nuts 21 behind the second panel.

The length of the slots 29, 30 allow ready alignment with openings 16,17 although the radius of the loops may vary or vmay be madelinaccurately at the inner ends 24, 32 of the front vand back panelrespectively.

Although a single ornament is shown on each wing of -the bow tie, aplurality may be used in random posi- `tions and it is not necessearythat they be on the longitudinal lcenterline although such a position ispreferable. In addition, although a blunt end tie is shown `the presentinvention is equally adaptable to all types of bows `such Vas pointedend or ribbon type.

Thus, by means of the present invention the removable ornaments oremblems are removably affixed quickly -and easily through alignedopenings in the front 'and 'second panels, whereby the front panel islretained in correct alignment and shape regardless of the weight oftheornaments.

What I claim as new is:

l. A bow necktie comprising a continuous length of `fabric having afront panel, a second panel, a back panel and a neckband when formedinto a bow, said 'front panel delining an opening therethrough adapted.to Vreceive a removable ornament, said second panel -deiining alongitudinal slot coextensive with said opening when said tie is 'formedto a bow, said slot having a length Isubstantially greater than 4thelength of said opening.

2. A bow necktie adapted to receive a removable ornament wherein theornament consists of a stem lhaving an ornamented head projecting at thefront of the bow and a fastening means on said stem, said bow necktiecomprising a continuous length of fabric having a front panel, a secondpanel, a back panel and a neckband when formed into a bow, said frontpanel defining an opening therethrough, vsaid opening beingsubstantially equal in diameter of said stem, said second panel dening alongitudinal slot coextensive with said opening when said tie is formedin a bow, said slot being substantially equal in width to the diameterof said opening, said slot 'having a length substantially greater thanthe diameter of Asaid Yopening wherebyl said stem may be insertedthrough said opening and slot and fastened behind said second panel.

3. A bow necktie adapted to receive a removable ornament wherein theornament consists of a stem having an Aornamented head `projecting atthe front of the b ow and a fastening means .on said stem, said bownecktie comprising a continuous length of fabric having a Afront panel,a lsecond panel, a back panel and a neckband when formed into-a bow,each of said panels defining opposed wings of said bow, said front paneldeiining at least one opening through -each of said wings, said openinglbeing 'substantially equal in diameter to the diameter -of-said stem,said second'panel defining atleast one longi- -tudinal slot in 4each ofsaid wings coextensive with said openings when the necktie is formedVinto a bow, each of Vsaid slots 'being substantially equal in width tothe diameter of said opening, each of said slots having alengthfsubstantially greater than the diameter of said opening vwherebysaid `stem may be inserted through said opening and slot Yand fastenedvbehind said second panel. 4. The bow `necktie as defined in claim 3wherein said -neckband vlis lof adjustable length.

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